Regulating the commercial promotion of food to children: A survey of actions worldwide

International Journal of Pediatric Obesity

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 83-94

  Hawkes, C ^a   Lobstein, T ^b  

^a Food and Nutrition Policy   (United Kingdom)

^b International Association for the Study of Obesity   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

advertising; children; Marketing; obesit; policies; population wide; regulation

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; CONTROL STRATEGY; EUROPEAN UNION; FOOD INDUSTRY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SURVEY; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MARKETING; METHODOLOGY; POLICY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

CHILD; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMANS; LEGISLATION, FOOD; MARKETING; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 79957491389     PISSN: 17477166     EISSN: 17477174     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17477166.2010.486836     Document Type: Review

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